16 New Year’s Resolutions to End the War with Food and Your Body

On one hand, I absolutely love this time of year. If you’re anything like me, you’re excited to plan out what you want to achieve this year. There’s just something so freeing about knowing you can start over with a clean slate.

BUT, part of me also hates this time of year because of the harmful messages about food and our bodies that we are literally bombarded with. The weight loss industry is worth over $60 billion dollars/year on the premise that you are “not okay” and need to be “fixed”. It’s interesting to think about it this way. The diet industry creates a problem by convincing you that you need to change your body. Then, they pretend to have the solutions to your “problem” (and they were the ones who created this fake problem!).

So please, I am begging you, DO NOT MAKE DIETING OR WEIGHT LOSS YOUR NEW YEAR’S resolution! You were put on this planet for so much more than a life devoted to shrinking your body. Mind you, Diets don’t even work and lead to weight cycling which is actually associated with increased mortality risk and inflammation. Imagine the amazing things you’d make space for this year if you let go of constantly thinking about food and your body.

So instead of dieting or trying to lose weight this year, I’d like to invite you to consider some of the resolutions below that will help you make peace with food and your body.

And as a bonus, you’re health will also likely improve because approaches to health that encourage body acceptance, listening to your body, and active embodiment instead of structured exercise are associated with statistically and clinically relevant improvements in physiological measures (e.g., blood pressure, blood lipids), health behaviors (e.g., eating and activity habits), and psychosocial outcomes (e.g.; self-esteem and body image).

You don’t have to commit to all of these; just choose a few that resonate with you and focus on those 🙂

16 New Year’s Resolutions to End the War with Food and Your Body

1. I will not partake in any diets, cleanses or detoxes (well there’s one cleanse I’m cool with…see below).

2. I will listen to my body’s hunger, fullness and satiety cues to guide my eating.

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Hi, I’m Madison!

Thanks for exploring my blog, Sunny Thymes. I hope it can serve as a guidepost in your journey to a healthy relationship with food and your body.

Let me give you an idea of what Sunny Times stands for. I don’t subscribe to any diets. There are no “can’t haves” here. Sunny Times focuses on intuitive wellness: listening to your body to guide your food and exercise choices.